Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at Codelco
Some at the Chilean state-owned miner are pushing for a permanent closure at the Potrerillos smelter.
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Mali to sell $107M in gold from Barrick to fund mine restart
Reuters sources indicate that the mine's administrator intends to sell one metric ton of the gold from the site's storeroom.
Next Rio Tinto boss expected to entertain big deals, cut costs
A new CEO will have to walk a fine line between cost discipline and repositioning the miner for a potentially dramatic shift towards copper.
Canadian mining magnate seeks US projects as Trump deregulates
Frank Giustra’s search for his next mining investments isn’t limited to the US, with only a handful of countries ruled out.
Trafigura prepays $200 million to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper
The world’s biggest copper trader will take 20% of the Congo smelter’s anodes for three years.
Column: London Metal Exchange reaps the rewards of tariff turmoil
The London Metal Exchange has recorded its highest quarterly volumes since 2014.
Glencore to sell Philippine copper smelter to Villar family
The asset, the Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining (Pasar), has long served as a key logistics hub for Glencore.
Banks channeled $385 billion into coal industry since COP26
In a 2021 climate summit, nearly 200 governments agreed to phase down coal, and major banks pledged to decarbonize.
